Rice Genotypes with SUB1 QTL Differ in Submergence Tolerance, Elongation Ability during Submergence and Re-generation Growth at Re-emergence - Download this document for free, or read online. Document in PDF available to download.

Rice

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Abiotic stress in rice

Abstract

Submergence tolerance is an important trait where short term flash flooding damages rice. Tolerant landraces that withstand submergence for 1–2 weeks were identified. Due to the heterogeneity in flood-prone ecosystem many different types of traditional rice cultivars are being grown by the farmers. The local landraces adapted to extremes in water availability could be the sources of genetic variation are to be used to improve the adaptability of rice to excess water stress. Greater genotypic variability was observed for plant height, elongation and survival %, absolute growth rate, non-structural carbohydrate retention capacity, chlorophyll content, different chlorophyll fluorescence parameters FPs characteristics, and re-generation growth at re-emergence. Twenty days submergence caused greater damage even in Submergence 1 SUB1 introgressed cultivars compared to the 14 days of submergence. The FPs, carbohydrate content and dry weight at the end of submergence showed positive and highly significant association with re-generation growth. The presence of SUB1 associated primers, either SC3 or ART5, was noticed even in greater elongating types of rice genotypes. These genotypes possess one or more of the adaptive traits required for the flood-prone ecosystem, which range from temporary submergence of 1–2 weeks to long period of stagnant water tolerance.

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